Austin Murphy (writer)

American author and journalist

Austin Murphy is an American journalist and author whose 2012 book, Unstoppable ,^[1] co-written with NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles, was the basis for the movie of the same name.^[2] Produced by Artists Equity, co-owned by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the film debuted on January 16, 2025, after a limited theatrical release.^[3]

Murphy wrote for Sports Illustrated for 33 years before corporate downsizing made him an Amazon.com delivery truck driver in 2018.^[4] After working for Amazon and chronicling the experience for The Atlantic,^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] he was hired in 2019 as a reporter for The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, CA.^[9]

Books

• Sports Illustrated—The Super Bowl: Sport's Greatest Championship (Sports Illustrated, 1998)^[10]

The Sweet Season: A Sportswriter Rediscovers Football, Family, and a Bit of Faith at Minnesota's St. John's University (2001)^[11]^[12]^[13]
How Tough Could It Be?: The Trials and Errors of a Sportswriter Turned Stay-at-Home Dad (Henry Holt & Co., Owl Books, 2004)^[14]^[15]^[16]
Saturday Rules: A Season with Trojans and Domers (and Gators and Buckeyes and Wolverines) (Harper, 2007)^[17]
The Happiness of Pursuit: A Father's Courage, a Son's Love and Life's Steepest Climb (with Davis Phinney) (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011)^[18]
Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion (with Anthony Robles) (Gotham Books, a member of the Penguin Group, 2012)^[19]

References

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^ "Unstoppable by Anthony Robles: 9781592408047 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ "Unstoppable | Artists Equity". Unstoppable | Artists Equity. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ Gajewski, Ryan (2024年10月30日). "Jennifer Lopez Supports Her Son's Wrestling Dreams in 'Unstoppable' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ Murphy, Austin (2018年12月25日). "I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ Murphy, Austin (2018年12月25日). "I Used to Write for Sports Illustrated. Now I Deliver Packages for Amazon". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ Dreher, Rod (2018年12月27日). "Austin Murphy's Grace". The American Conservative. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ "FMIA Wild Card: Tom Brady the Pragmatist Controls His NFL Future". NBC Sports. 2020年01月06日. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ "Success or Failure—Neither Reflect On You". Daily Stoic. 2019年02月14日. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ MURPHY, AUSTIN (2023年01月07日). "PD reporter Austin Murphy: Grateful to be back in journalism after delivering packages for Amazon". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ "Amazon.com: Sports Illustrated-The Super Bowl: Sport's Greatest Championship: Sports Illustrated: Books". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2009年02月07日. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ Smith, Jack (23 December 2001). "A winning 'Season' in more ways than one (book review)". Ft. Worth Star-Telegram.
^ Rajkowski, Frank (2 September 2001). "Murphy's book has its pros and cons (book review)". St. Cloud Times.
^ Chapin, Dwight (29 October 2001). "At ease beneath the radar (book review)". San Francisco Chronicle.
^ "How Tough Could It Be?: The Trials and Errors of a Sportswriter Turned Stay-at-Home Dad: Austin Murphy: 9780805078466: Amazon.com: Books". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2013年07月01日. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ Farquharson, Vanessa (2 October 2004). "Domesticity (brief review)". National Post.
^ Farmer, Sam (15 June 2004). "The Inside Track (book review)". Los Angeles Times.
^ Eric, Spanberg (4 November 2007). "Winning Formula (book review)". The Charlotte Observer .
^ "The Happiness of Pursuit: A Father's Courage, a Son's Love and Life's Steepest Climb: Phinney, Davis, Murphy, Austin: 9780547315935: Amazon.com: Books". www.amazon.com. Archived from the original on 2024年05月12日. Retrieved 2025年01月21日.
^ Robles, Anthony (2012). Unstoppable: from underdog to undefeated: how I became a champion. New York, N.Y: Gotham. ISBN 978-1-59240-777-4.